| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) SF - Richard Antle (fresh) PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) SF - Paul Mena (fresh) PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frederick Viers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Wake Forest | Frederick Viers swats the layup by Richard Calhoun | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Richard Calhoun is denied by Frederick Viers | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Mena | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mena | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the fadeaway from the right block | 4-3 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken loses the dribble to Robert Brown | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown throws it down | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Wilson (fresh) SF - Richard Antle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 blk. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Michael Conner is called for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Alex Millner (C) Paul Mena, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is called for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Ceaser (C) Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG) Michael Conner | |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right side | 10-5 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Donald Wilson is called for the reach on Jeremy Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Wilson, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), Richard Hassinger (SG) Robert Brown, Donald Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SG), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jeremy Boyd, Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Richard Calhoun swats the layup by Anthony McMaken | 10-5 |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Ceaser | 10-5 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Melvin Cobb - foul #1 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Richard Hassinger, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 12:50 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Paul Mena - foul #1 on Paul Mena, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Richard Hassinger (SG), Richard Calhoun (PF) Donald Kenny, Richard Antle, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG) Melvin Cobb | |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Frederick Viers hits the finger roll | 13-7 |
| 11:57 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF), Alex Millner (C) Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 11:09 | Wake Forest | Alex Millner steals the ball from Richard Calhoun | 13-7 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Michael Conner is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), John Ceaser (C) Donald Wilson, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Paul Mena | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Alex Millner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Alex Millner tips it in | 13-9 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Conner - foul #1 on Michael Conner, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Antle (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Viers (PF) Jerry Young | |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the floater from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 09:53 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 09:28 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 14-9 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Alex Millner snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 14-11 |
| 08:58 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Conner | 14-11 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd lays it in set up by Michael Conner | 14-13 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Michael Conner is hacked by Donald Kenny in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Kenny, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Donald Wilson (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Donald Kenny, Richard Hassinger, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Michael Conner, Melvin Cobb, Alex Millner | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Paul Mena knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Viers | 16-15 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle is whistled for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (SG), Richard Calhoun (PF) Richard Antle, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Millner (C) Frederick Viers | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Mena | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson is fouled on the floor by Alex Millner - foul #1 on Alex Millner, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG) Donald Kenny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Melvin Cobb (SF) Richard Guerrera, Jeremy Boyd | |
| 06:52 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson tips it home | 18-17 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Michael Conner drills a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony McMaken | 18-20 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-20 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Cobb | 18-20 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Michael Conner buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul Mena and he's hacked by Richard Hassinger - foul #1 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny (PG), Richard Antle (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Robert Brown, Richard Hassinger, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd (SG), Frederick Viers (PF) Paul Mena, Anthony McMaken | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Boyd - foul #1 on Jeremy Boyd, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Roger Peterson - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), Richard Calhoun (PF) Donald Wilson, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Donald Kenny misses the jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 3 from straight away set up by Jeremy Boyd | 20-26 |
| 03:44 | Wake Forest | Jeremy Boyd picks off the pass by John Ceaser | 20-26 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Donald Kenny (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) SF - Richard Antle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Calhoun (fresh) C - John Ceaser (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Cobb (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Cobb - foul #2 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Brown (PG), Donald Wilson (SG) Donald Kenny, Richard Hassinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Michael Conner, Melvin Cobb, Alex Millner | |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Antle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Calhoun, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Millner (C) Frederick Viers | |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 21-29 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown misses the shot from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alex Millner | 21-29 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | Richard Calhoun gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG), John Ceaser (PF) Richard Antle, Richard Calhoun | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Melvin Cobb (SF), Frederick Viers (PF) Richard Guerrera, Jeremy Boyd, Alex Millner | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Frederick Viers misses long on a shot from the right side | 21-29 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 21-29 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Donald Wilson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 21-29 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser tips it home | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Paul Mena hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-29 |